Thank you everyone for your comments so far, some really good ideas! I'm definitely feeling the tuxedo trend at the moment (and colourhappy's picture about looks like it might go with the counters) but would the Range then look out of place? Unfortunately, because of the temperature of the room, we've had to put a rug on the floor just to give us a little softness underfoot - so it doesn't really feature in our scheme plan. love all your mock ups celerygirl, really helpful! I really like all the variations on green, but the husband isn't so keen, but I'll show him all the others to see if that sparks anything. All the doors have weird latches on instead of handles, so next it'll be deciding on what to replace them with! thanks all

Hello Gabby, The Kardean finish you picked looks lovely. I would definitely stick with it. And if you really love the table, there is no reason not to keep it. I sometimes find it's better not to have your wood finishes so match matchy. It's good to see different tones, rather than similar ones that don't match. Having said that, there are stains that will help whiten the wood tone on your table, so it can be slightly paler and less orange. It does mean sanding the table down though. https://www.wood-finishes-direct.com/product/osmo-oil-stain?gclid=CjwKCAjwnf7qBRAtEiwAseBO_GePBLSuDPhBdtDxbuDiEWE56IV4YoyTBg1nzuUPhSM8S5LuMNwzkhoCmM0QAvD_BwE Is your husband handy? If so, this can be an option? Otherwise, you can consider adding a table runner to the table and dress it up with plants. A rug is also a great idea. I wouldn't worry too much about spillages. If you get a flat weave rug that isn't made of 100% wool, they tend to be pretty easy to clean nowadays. Below is a reference image. It's a round table (not a rectangle), but hopefully it is helpful.

Hi EE BB. North facing rooms get no direct light so can appear cool and a bit bluish. A neutral with some warmth to it would counteract this. Strong saturated colours can be good for breaking through the grey. East facing rooms get morning sun but go flat and lifeless in the afternoon. the light can look warm and yellowy in the morning but go bluer in the afternoon. As a result, they are hard to choose colours for, Farrow and Ball suggest Duck Egg Blues but I personally am not a fan. West facing rooms get warm pinkish sun late in the afternoon and so will make warm colours glow. South facing rooms get really strong light and I did read something interesting about this today in an amazing book about colour. It suggested that a South facing room is so beautiful in terms of light that to put strong colour on the walls is akin to putting makeup on a beautiful face, totally unnecessary! The only thing that seems to really matter with colour is light.

Depending on the harshness of the light coming through the window (which may only suit light coloured walls) I’d be tempted to go for a more sumptuous eye catching look by going darker and rely more on fairly bright but flexible led lighting (mixture of task and diffused/reflected off the white ceiling) to keep the dimness at bay. Also, a nicely done room that’s supposed to look dark won’t feel so gloomy on a dull day. Dark grey walls for example with dark orange tiles forming splashbacks (or maybe just mostly dark grey tiles with 20 to 30% in a contrasting colour). The floor‘s just fine but something very pale & glossy could help lift the whole room (go for legs over plinths). Good luck with whatever you end up with!